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To: epicure who wrote (259474)	8/30/2014 1:31:20 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541938

First use of tough on crime as racial code? Reagan first mastered the wedge issue after the 1965 Watts riots when he ran for governor. Overt racism wouldn't work in California's white suburbs, so Reagan masked his message with reason, using now-familiar "get-tough-on-crime" rhetoric to cater to white fear. Nixon, a California native, used anger about forced school busing, without making whites feel like Southern racists. from California Schemer: What You Need to Know About Pete Wilson When Pete Wilson's presidential campaign crashed at the end of September, his brand of racial politics didn't necessarily fail with him. Wilson's skillful manipulation of white fear may still set the tone during next year's race for the presidency.—By Dale Maharidge \| November/December 1995 Issue motherjones.com